Will PhRMA’s Fax Machines in the Senate Continue Eshoo’s Work?

By: Jane Hamsher Monday November 16, 2009 8:19 am

Ask Sherrod Brown to save us from PhRMA and the Eshoo/Hagan/ lobbyist-written biologics legislation HERE.

Well, we now know that 42 bipartisan members of the House were willing to act act as PhRMA’s fax machines. I guess it shouldn’t have been a surprise — 80 House Dems signed a letter to Henry Waxman, telling him to substitute the White House PhRMA deal for his own much stronger language.

The question is, what are the Senate Democrats going to do about it?

Nebraska and North Carolina Favor A Public Option

By: Jon Walker Tuesday November 3, 2009 9:10 am

Two new polls released yesterday show plurality support for the public option in both Nebraska and North Carolina. A Research 2000 poll found that 46% of Nebraskans favor the creation of a new public health insurance option, while 44% oppose. The findings are important because Nebraska is one of the most conservative states in the [...]

AMSA Med Students With a Halloween Message for Kay Hagan

By: Jane Hamsher Friday October 30, 2009 11:07 pm

The North Carolina rally in front of Hagan’s office came off without a hitch due to the superb organizing efforts of Quang Pham, who writes:

Barack Obama’s Down-Ballot Effect: North Carolina

By: Cliff Schecter Wednesday June 18, 2008 9:13 am

Very interesting piece on how Barack Obama could help Democratic Senate nominee Kay Hagan overcome incumbent Liddy Dole:Packed with tens of thousands of newly registered Democratic voters, Sen. Elizabeth Dole’s (R-N.C.) train to a second term may have already left the station.Along with a handful of other typical Southern GOP strongholds, black voters in Dole’s home state are expected to turn out en masse for the presumed Democratic presidential nominee, Sen.

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